Cain: I'd be beating Obama

Herman Cain says that if he were the Republican nominee, he would have a “substantial lead” over President Barack Obama right now.

“The reason is quite simple,” Cain told reporters on Thursday, according to the Gainesville Sun. “I have some depth to my ideas.”

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Cain’s comments came after he addressed a crowd of more than 300 at the University of Florida, the article said, where he discussed his vision for the economy. Speaking with reporters later, he dismissed as a “non-story” a video that surfaced this week, which showed GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney calling the 47 percent of Americans who don’t pay income tax “dependent upon the government.”

Cain also said at the event that he wouldn’t seek a position in a Romney Cabinet, should the GOP nominee be successful, and would instead go into the radio talk show business, while also exploring TV options.